Method of and machine for use in manufacturing boots and shoes



J1me 6- A. E. c. HALL ET AL 2,045,595

METHOD OF AND MACHINE FOR USE IN MANUFACTURING BOOTS AND SHOES FiledDec. 3, 1934 6 Sheets-Sheet l Julie 30, 1936. A. E. c. HALE ET AL METHODOF AND MACHINE FOR USE IN MANUFACTURING BOOTS AND SHOES Filed Dec 3,1934 6 Shegts-Sheet 2 VE/VTDEL June 30, 1936. HALL ET-AL 2,045,595

METHOD OF AND MACHINE FOR USE IN MANUFACTURING BOOTS AND SHOES FiledDec. 5, 1954 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 5 Mac H QQQr-ZQQ,

June 30, A. c HALL ET METHOD OF AND MACHINE FOR USE IN MANUFACTURINGBOOTS AND SHOES Filed Dec. 5, 1934 6 Sheets-Sheet 4 June 30, 1936}. A.E. c. HALL ET AL 2,045,595

METHOD OF AND MAGHINE FOR USE IN MANUFACTURING BOOTS AND SHOES FiledDec. 3, 1934 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 June 30, A E, c HALL ET AL METHOD OF ANDMACHINE FOR USE IN MANUFACTURING BOOTS AND SHOES Filed Dec. 3. 1954 6Sheets-Sheet 6 Patented June 3%, i193@ UNHTEQE PATENT @FFHCE Ma,assignors to poration, Paterson, Jersey (0. lEeh, Webster (CapeGirardeau,

Application December 3, 19341, Serial No. i55fi15ii 4.11 Claims. (Cl.112-14) The present invention relates to methods of and machines for usein manufacturing boots and shoes and is herein illustrated in itsapplication to the manufacture of pre-welted shoes, that is, shoes inwhich a welt is attached to the margin of the upper before the upper islasted. In certain of its aspects-the invention relates particularly tothe lasting of that type of pre-welted shoe having the welt extendedabout its heel portion.

Objects of the present invention are to reduce the cost of manufacturingpre-welted shoes and to provide a machine which will easily andaccurately shape a pre-welted upper to its last.

In its application to methods of lasting shoes the invention consists inwiping an upper on a last heightwise thereof toward the last bottomwhile holding the shoe against heightwise movement by lasting wiperspositioned, at least in part, at the sides of the shoe. Preferably theupper is pulled over the toe end of the last prior to the lastingoperation.

Features of the invention in its application to lasting machines residein shank lasting members, means for shaping the forepart of an upper onits last, herein illustrated as forepart wipers constructed and arrangedto engage the iorepart of a pre-welted upper within the welt crease, andmeans for urging the shank lasting members toward each other wherebysaid members, bear ing against the shoe bottom, oppose movement of thelast heightwise thereof during the forepart lasting operation, therebyobviating the requirement of a holddown member such as is usuallyprovided in bed lasting machines. The illustrated shank lasting memberscomprise elongated heel wipers constructed and arranged to engage theheel and shank portions of a pre-welted upper within the welt crease.

In its application to machines for use in effecting adhesive attachmentof an outsole toe lasted shoe the invention comprises a sole-layingmember, a slide to which the member is pivoted, a carrier for the slide,herein illustrated as a bracket constructed and arranged to swing abouta vertical axis, means for adjusting the slide lengthwise thereofrelatively to the carrier bracket, and adjusting means for so locatingthe solelaying member that its longitudinal-median line is arranged atany one of aseries of predetermined angles' to the slide, saidangle'being determined, in the illustrated machine, in accordance withthe size of the shoe to be operated upon. Thus it will be understoodthat. the sole-laying member, after it has been swung into sole-layingposition, requires no further angular adjustment to cause itslongitudinal median line to be arranged coincidentally with thelongitudinal median line of the supported shoe. In order to relieve theoperator of the duty of adjusting the sole-laying member lengthwisethereof relatively to the supported shoe there is provided, inaccordance with a further feature of the invention, an adjustable stopfor arresting the solelaying member in any one of a series ofpredetermined positions lengthwise of the supported shoe.

In lasting pre-welted shoes the width of the margin to be wiped over thelast bottom is determined by the extent to which the wipers areadvanced. Heretofore the operator has been required to determine theproper extent of advancing movement of the wipers. It is an object ofthe present invention to relieve the operator of this duty andaccordingly a further feature of the invention, in its application tolasting machines, consists of a heel pad or band and a heel wipercharacterized by interengaging surfaces on the wiper and the pad,respectively, arranged to arrest the wiper by their interengagement, andcharacterized further by the disposition of a portion of the thicknessof the wiper below the level of the top of the pad, said wiper, asherein illustrated, being provided with a thin overwiping marginextending to a measured extent beyond its heel-pad-engaging surface. Inorder to predetermine the extent of overwipe of the toe wipers, each ofsaid wipers is provided, in accordance with a furtherfeature of theinvention, with an overwiping margin of predetermined width and of sucha thickness that said margin may advance between the welt and the upperof a prewelted shoe substantially to the seam whereby the welt issecured to the upper without stretching the seam, said wipers beingcharacterized by a face extending downwardly from the overwiping margin,preferably at an obtuse angle thereto, said faces, as hereinillustrated, serving to arrest the toe wipers at the limit of theiroverwiping movement by engagement with the portion of the upper adjacentto the edge of the last bottom.

These and other aspects and features of the invention will now bedescribed with reference to the accompanying drawings and will bepointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a bed lasting machine embodying thefeatures of the present invention, certain parts not required for thedescription of the present invention being omitted;

Fig. 2 is aplan view illustrating particularly the lasting wiper platesand the outsole-attaching mechanism;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a portion of the sole-attaching mechanismlooking in the direction of the arrow III in Fig. 2;

' Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line IVIV ofFig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a detail view in front elevation illustrating a sole-layingpresser plate and associated parts;

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the sole laying mechanism broken away fromthe body of the machine;

Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line VII-VII ofFig. 2;

Fig. 8 is a sectional view of one of the toe wiper plates takensubstantially on the lin VIII VIII of Fig. 2;

Fig. 9 is a plan view of the heel lasting mechanism in advancedposition, the heel end of a pre-welted shoe being shown in jackedposition;

Fig. 10 is a front elevation partly in section on the line X-X of Fig.12 illustrating the heel lasting mechanism and a jacked shoe in the sameposition in which they are shown in Fig. 9;

Fig. 11 is adetail sectional View similar to Fig. 10 showing one of theheel wipers in retracted position;

Fig. 12 is a plan view of the heel band and its supporting and adjustingmechanisms;

Fig. 13 is a plan view looking upwardly at the heel band and parts ofits supporting and adjust-- ing mechanisms, and

Fig. 14 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line XIV-EV ofFig. 12.

Referring to Fig. 1, the illustrated machine comprises a we head 20 anda heel head 22 mounted on a standard 24, the toe head 20 beingadjustable lengthwise of a supported pre-welted shoe 26 toward and fromthe heel head 22. Mounted in the toe head for predetermined movementlengthwise and widthwise of the shoe 26 is a pair of toe wiper plates 28for wiping the welted margin of the upper over the margin of the lastbottom, said wipers being constructed and arranged to extend rearwardlyof the supported'shoe to the region of its ball line. Mounted in theheel head for predetermined movement forwardly of and widthwise of theshoe 26 is a pair of heel wiper plates 30 constructed and arranged toextend forwardly of the supported shoe to the region of its ball line.The illustrated wiper plates in their overwiped positions, as shown inFig. 2, substantially enclose the shoe and support the welt throughoutsubstantially its entire extent while a cement-treated outsole isattached thereto. In order to reduce to a. minimum the interchange ofwipers, the wipers are constructed and arranged to operate upon shoeswithin a given run of sizes. For example, the illustrated wipers areconstructed and arranged to operate upon three sizes of infants shoes,namely, 5, 5 and 6. The length of the wipers is measured from thesmallest size of shoe in the run in order to avoid the necessity ofoverlapping the adjacent ends of the wipers when operating upon shoes ofthe smallest size. The contour, or pattern, of the wiper plates ispreferably taken from the intermediate size, thatis, size 5 in the caseof the illustrated wipers, while the line of the heel wipers, as seen inside elevation (Fig. 1), hereinafter referred to as their, profile, ispreferably determined by the profile of shoes of the largest size-withinthe run in order that the Wipers may press the shank portion of theupper firmly against the last bottom in all sizes of shoes within therun.

At its toe end the shoe 26 is supported upon a toe post 32 while at itsheel end the shoe is supported upon a jack post 34, the upper end ofwhich is provided with a. pin constructed and arranged for engagementwithin the pin hole provided in the last. In order to move the shoe 26rearwardly thereof into engagement with a heel pad or band 36 (Fig. 10)the jack post 34 is constructed and arranged for movement lengthwise ofthe shoe 26, said movement being effected by a hand wheel 38 (Fig, 1)having rack and pinion connections with the jack post.

In order to upwipe the toe end of the supported shoe 26 the toe wipers28 are moved upwardly by actuating a double-ended treadle 40 pivoted tothe base of the standard 24 and provided with suitable connections forimparting heightwise movement to a vertically movable block 42 extendingdownwardly from the toe-head 20.

Referring now to Fig. 10, the illustrated heel wiper plates 30 havetheir overwiping margins 44 reduced in thickness 'sufiiciently to permitthem to enter the welt crease of a pre-welted upper without undulystraining the seam 45 whereby a welt 41 is secured to the upper. Forexample, an overwiping margin s nd of an inch thick and finds wide hasbeen found to be well adapted for use in lasting pre-welted shoes ininfants sizes two to eight, inclusive. The upper surface of theoverwiping margin 44 is disposed in the plane of the upper surface ofthe body portion of the wiper plate. Extending outwardly of the wiperfrom the under surface of the overwiping margin 44 is a beveled face 46of substantially the same width as the upper edge face 48 of the heelband 36. The illustrated heel band has its upper edge face beveled tothe same degree as the face 46 of the wiper plate, the inner extremityof the upper edge face 48 of the band being positioned in contact withthe under surface of the overwiping margin 44 as the wiper 36 advancesinto the welt crease '(Fig. 10) The contact between the heel band andthe overwiping margin 44 being maintained during the overwipingoperation, it will be seen that the heel band is permitted to engage theportion of the upper adjacent to the heel wipers, as illustrated in Fig.

10, and consequently the heel band will not leave and objectionablyconspicuous imprint on the upper. The upper edge face 48 of the heelband also serves as a means for arresting the heel wipers 30 at thelimit of their overwiping movement, thereby predetermining the extent ofsaid overwiping movement and insuring the proper location of the weltedmargin of the upper upon the last bottom.

In order that the heel band 36 may be accurately positioned relativelyto the heel wiper plates 30, means is provided for adjusting the bandlengthwise and widthwise of the supported shoe 26 and for moving theends of the heel band toward and from each other. Referring now to Figs.10, 12, 13 and 14, the members which support the heel band are securedto a carrier 50 which is slidably' mounted upon a plate 52 (Fig. 14)securedby screws 54 to the bed plate 56 which supports the heel wipermechanism. As

illustratedinii'gfm, the plate 52 is U-shaped in egoassoe" fit) of theguideway and the respective edge'faces iii of the heel band carrierbeing taken up by screws ed in the uprights 50, the ends of which areflattened for guiding engagement with the edge faces 82 of the heel bandcarrier. By adjusting the screws til, the position of the heel bandcarrier 5, and consequently of the heel band 36,

widthwise of the supported shoe may be varied within the limits affordedby the uprights 5d. Lock nuts 655 are provided for securing the screws Min their respective positions. In order to ad-' just the heel bandlengthwise of' the supported shoe 2. thumb screw bit (Fig. 12 isthreaded into a tapped hole in the heel head and arranged to engage thedownwardly'extending rear end portion 68 (Fig. 10) of theheel bandcarrier 5 in order to move the carrier the heel band assembly mountedthereon forwardly of the sup= pression spring. As illustrated in Fig.13, theplate 52 is cut away at it in order to provide space for amovement of the end portion d8 of the heel band carrier lengthwise ofthe supported shoe sufficient to permit the required lengthwiseadjustment of the heelband. A lock nut is (Fig. 12) on the thumb screw66 may be employed to secure the screw in adjusted position.

The illustrated means for adjusting the ends of the heel band 36 towardand from each other consists of adjusting screws 8 (Fig. 12) havingthreaded engagement in tapped holes located at opposite ends of a curvedplate @2 secured by screws 86 (Fig. 10) to the upwardly extendingforward end portion 88 of the heel band carrier 50. The adjusting screwsare arranged for engagernent with a pair of arms M (Fig. 12) pivoted tothe curved plate t2 and arranged to engage the outer face of the heelbaind tit. Each of the ,arms 88 is bifurcated to permit it to straddlethe plate 82, said plate t2 serving to prevent heightwise movement ofthe arms 80. The heel band is removably supported upon the curved plate82 and the arms 8- by three clips 90 (Fig. 13) one of which is securedto said plate 02 and the other two to the arms 80, respectively. Each ofsaid clips has a pin and slot connection with its supporting member(Fig. 10) in order to permit adjustment of the clips heightwise of thesupported shoe, clamping nuts 9i being provided for securing therespective clips in adjusted position. The heel band is held against theconvex surfaces of the plate 82 and the swinging arms 80 pivoted theretoby two brackets 92 (Fig.

' 13) provided, respectively, with pin and slot connections to theforward ends of the swinging arms 00 and arranged to engage the endfaces of the heel pad. Nuts 93 are provided for clamping After thescrews 00 have been adjusted in order to provide the desired spacing ofthe ends of the heel band from each other they may be secured inadjusted position by internally threaded sleeves 94 threaded to thescrews 00 and provided, respectively, with capstan heads 96 whereby thesleeves may conveniently be clamped against the curved plate 02.

Referring now to the forepart lasting mechathe brackets 02 to theswinging arms 00.-

nism, each of theillustrated toe wiper plates iii is provided with athin overwiping margin 9t! (Fig. 8) of uniform and predetermined widthand adjacent to the under surface of the margin @8 a beveled face tilt)is formed in the wiper plate for engagement with the upper along a linesub stantially adjacent to the edge of the last bottom. The engagementof' the beveled face Md with the upper arrests the wiper plate and thusdetermines "the extent of its overwiping movement. The inclination ofthe beveled face Hi0 is such that it engages a very limited extent ofthe upper, heightwise thereof, in the'region of the last bot-- tom. Thebeveled face i0 is extended down wardly and outwardly beyond its line ofengagement with the upper and preferably to the under surface of thebody portion of the wiper plate in order to prevent the formation of anobjectlonably conspicuous imprint of said beveled face on the upper.While .the invention does not prescribe theangle of the beveled face milto the overwiping margin at, it has been found that an edge facearranged at an angle of to the overwiping margin iswell adapted toarrest the wiper at the limit of its overwiping movement.

In lasting pre-welted shoes it has been found that in order to shape theshank portion of the upper accurately to the last the wiper at theinside portion of the shank is required to exert a greater force uponthe upper than is required of the wiper at the outside of the shank."Consequently the last must be held against movement widthwise thereofduring the shank lasting operation in order to prevent the unbalancedwiping forces at opposite sides of the shank portion of the shoe fromdislocating the last and thereby making it impossible for the elongatedheel wipers 3b to perform a perfect shank lasting operation. The heelband 36, acting alone,

has been found incapable of holding the last against widthwise movementduring the shank lasting operation and accordingly the toe wiper plates28 are preferably advanced prior to the shank lasting operation in orderto bring their beveled faces 80 into engagement with the upper on thelast, in which position the toe wiper plates cooperate with the heelband to hold the last against widthwise movement while the operatoractuates the lever id (Fig. 9) to advance the elongated heel wipers iiito the limit of their overwiping movement.

The illustrated wiper plates serve not only to overwipe the weltedmargin of the supported shoe but also to support the welt while anoutsole which has been treated with adhesive is pressed against the shoebottom in order to hold the upper in lasted position until the outsoleis permanently stitched to the.welt.. In the illustrated machine aseries of interchangeable sole-laying presser plates is provided, one ofwhich is illustrated at I02 in Fig. 2. The sole-laying presser plate I02is latched to a holder herein illustrated as an arched plate I03 (Fig.5) which is pivoted to one end of a horizontal presser arm I04 by meansof a headed screw I05 extending upwardly through a counter-bored hole inthe holder plate I03, said hole being made somewhat larger than thescrew in order to provide a loose fit of the screw I05 in the holderplate thereby permitting the plate to arrange itself to press uniformlyupon the outsole of the supported shoe. In order that the presser plateI02 may conveniently be removed from the machine and another plate ofdifferent size substituted therefor the presser 75 dially from thestud-receiving hole to the rear edge face of the plate. Each of thelatch pins I64 is pressed against its stud I62 by a spring 1 I66 (Fig.2) secured by a screw I68 to the center portion of the holder plate I03,the free ends of the respective springs I66 being slotted for engagementwith the peripherally grooved heads I'I0 of the latch pins I 64. When itis desired to remove the presser plate I02 in order to substitutetherefor another presser plate of different size all that is required ofthe operator is to press the free ends of the springs I66 rearwardlyfrom the holder plate I03 in order to disengage the latch pins I64 fromthe studs I62 thereby permitting the presser plate to drop from theholder plate I03. The illustrated sole-laying plate I02 has the samegeneral outline as the outsole to be attached to the bottom of theillustrated shoe 26 and is arranged to conform to the profile of thelast bottom. The presser arm I04 is slidably mounted in a carrier hereinillustrated as a swinging bracket I06 (Fig. 6), the hub of which issleeved on a vertically movable post I08. For the purpose of moving thepresser plate I02 downwardly as it is brought into sole-pressing posi-:tion the hub of. the bracket I06 is provided with a spiral slot I Iwhich takes a. stud II2 extending outwardly from the post I08 andarranged to lower and raise the bracket I 06 automatically as it isswung toward and from operative position. The bracket I06 is yieldinglyheld at the limit of its counterclockwise movement, as seen in Fig. 2,by a spring II4, one end of which is secured to the machine frame. Atreadle spring II5 holds the post I08 at the limit of its upwardmovement. The post I08 is moved downwardly in order to press the plateI02 against an outsole.

on the bottom of the supported shoe by a treadle I I6 connected to thepost I08 by a link I I8. The treadle is associated with alocking bar Iand a pawl I2I, and a knee lever I22 is operatively connected to thepawl by a link I23 whereby a rearward movement of said lever I22operates to disengage the pawl from the locking bar I20, therebyreleasing the treadle H6 and permitting the post I08 to be returned bythe treadle spring II5 to its elevated position. As the sole-layingpresser plate I02 is lifted oil! the outsole after the outsole has beenpressed against the shoe bottom the spring II4 swings the bracket I06counterclockwise, as seen in Fig. 2, thereby moving the sole-layingplate into a position in which it oifers no obstruction to the removalof the shoe from the machine and to the introduction of another shoe tobe operated upon. I

In order that the sole-laying presser plate I02 may be locatedaccurately in sole-pressing position by swinging the presser arm I 04 toa predetermined limit there is provided in the illustrated machine meansfor arresting the clockwise movement of the presser assembly, as seen inFig.

plate is removably attached to the holder plate:

machinefram'e and a vertical arm of which extends upwardly from thehorizontal arm into the path of a thumb screw I26 (Fig. 3) carried by abracket I28 which is secured to the under surface of the swingingbracket I 06. The thumb screw I26 is threaded to a stud I30 projectingfrom the bracket I28, said thumb screw being yieldingly held in any oneof its adjustive positions by a retarder or spring-pressed plug I32slidably mounted in a sleeve I34 extending upwardly from the stud I30,said plug being constructed and arranged for frictional engagement withthe threads of the thumb screw I26. In order to indicate the adjustivepositions of the thumb screw I26, there is provided a bracket I36 havinginscribed on the upper face of its horizontal arm a scale measuring interms of shoe sizes the adjustive positions of the thumb screw. Anindicator in the form of a flanged collar I38 on the thumb screw isarranged to register with the scale. It will be seen, upon examinationof Fig. 2, that for every adjustment of the thumb screw I26 acorresponding adjustment of the presser plate I02 widthwise thereof isnecessary in order to position the plate in sole-pressing position sincethe plate moves into its operative position in an arcuate path about thepost I08 and consequently moves both widthwise and lengthwise of thesupported shoe as it approaches its operative position. In theillustrated machine the widthwise adjustment of the sole-laying presserplate I02 is predetermined by adjusting a thumb screw I 40 threaded to atapped bore extending lengthwise of the presser arm I04, said thumbscrew being held from lengthwise movement relatively to the swingingbracket I06 by a bracket I42 secured to the swinging bracket and havingits bifurcated end arranged at right angles to the thumb screw andfitted between peripheral flanges I43 provided thereon. The lengthwiseadjustment of the presser arm I04 in the swinging bracket I06is measuredin terms of shoe sizes by an indicator or finger I44 secured to the armI04 and arranged to register with a scale inscribed on a plate I46secured to the upper surface of the swinging bracket. In order that thelongitudinal median line of the presser plate I02 may substantiallycoincide with the longitudinal median line of the supported shoe whenthe plate is in operative position, it will be seen that a furtheradjustment is required in view of the fact that the longitudinal medianline of the presser plate is continually changing its direction as theoperator swings the presser assembly about the post I08 to bring thepresser plate I02 into operative position. Accordingly, for everyadjustment of the thumb screw I26 the illustrated organization affords acorresponding adjustment of the angle of the longitudinal median line ofthe presser plate to the presser arm I04 in order that the presser platemay be positioned in alinement with the supported shoe as the presserassembly comes to the limit of its clockwise movement, as seen in Fig.2. In the.

plate I02. The illustrated construction permits I the presser platetoswing freely on the pivot screw iii? in order to adjust itself to theprofile of the bottom of the shoe which is being operated upon. In orderto measure the angular adjustment of the presser plate in relatively tothe presser arm lu l, in terms of shoe sizes an arcuate plate ll ithaving a suitable scale inscribed thereon is secured to the undersurface of the presser arm flil l with its axis of curvaturecoincidental with the axis of adjustive movement of the presser plate W2and an indicator or finger plate M53 is secured to the arm 5'5 andarranged to register with said scale.

In the use of the illustrated machine in the manufacture of pre-weltedshoes, a pre-welted upper which has previously been assembled on itslast and has had its toe end pulled over the last is positioned upon thework supports of the machine. Preferably the sole-attaching face of thewelt has previously been treated with adhesive such, for example, asrubber cement or latex, and an outsole to be attached to the shoe bottomhas also been so treated. Before the pulled-over shoe is positioned inthe lasting machine, the tacks, if any, which have been driven throughthe welted margin of the upper in order to secure the upper inpulled-over position on the last are removed. After the shoe has beenmounted on the work supports of the lasting machine the heel wipers tilare permitted to be advanced somewhat by a tension spring W2 (Fig. 9)connecting the heel wiper operating lever lid to the heel head 22thereby moving the overwiping margins at the forward ends of therespective heel wipers into the welt crease and inwardly over the lastbottom in the region of the ball line of the supported shoe, but not,however, to the limit of their overwiping movement. I'he operator nowturns the jack post hand wheel iiii in a counterclockwise direction, asseen in Fig. l, in order to bring the supported shoe into the positionillustrated in Figs. 9 and 10, in which position the supported shoe ispressed firmly against the heel band 3% and the heel wipers underlie thewelt ll throughout their entire extent. The operator now adjusts the toehead lengthwise of the supported shoe, if necessary, and then actuatesthe doubleended treadle db (Fig. 1) to lift the toe head iii, at thesame time pressing the toe wiper plates 28 against the supported shoe inorder to wipe the upper heightwise of the last toward the last bottom.During the upwiping operation the last is held from upward movement bythe forward ends of the heel wiper plates 3t which, as has been stated,are held in over the last by the tension spring and therefore serve as aholddown to prevent any upward movement of the toe end of the shoeduring the upwiping operation. At the completion of the upwipingoperation the toe wipers are advanced into the welt crease and thewelted margin at the toe end of the upper is overwiped to a limit whichis predetermined by the engagement of the beveled faces iilil of therespective toe wipers with the forepart of the upper adjacent to thewelt crease. The operator now advances the elongated heel wipers iii tothe limit of their overwiping movement. The wipers remain in theirrespective overwiped positions in order to support the welt il duringthe soleattaching operation. The treated outsole may now be placed onthe sole-attaching face of the welt whereupon the sole-laying presserplate W2 is brought intsole-laying position, the adjustments necessaryto predetermine said position having previously been made. The operatorthen depresses the treadle Sit, pressing theplate W2 against the outsolein order to secure the outsole to the welt. The presser plate it? isthen permitted to be returned to its retracted position by the spring iM (Fig. 2) whereupon the toe wipers and heel wipers are both retractedand the toe head 20 is returned to its lower position leaving the toeend of the shoe above the toe wiper plates, in which position theoperator may conveniently lift it from the work supports and remove itfrom. the machine.

While the invention in its application to the lasting of shoes is hereinillustrated with reference to the lasting of shoes which have previouslybeen pulled over it is to be understood that the invention is not thuslimited in its scope but, on the contrary, is applicable to the lastingof shoes, particularly pre-welted shoes, which are not pulled overbefore being presented to the illustrated machine.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. That method of lasting shoes which comprises wiping an upper on alast heightwise thereof toward the last bottom while holding the shoeagainst heightwise movement by lasting wipers positioned, at least inpart, at the sides of the shoe.

2. That method of lasting pre-welted shoes which comprises locating apair of shanl-r and heel wiper units in at least partly advancedposition, positioning a pulled-over pre-welted upper relatively to saidwipers whereby said wipers are arranged to engage the upper in the weltcrease with the inner margins of the wipers posi tioned over the lastbottom, and thereafter wiping the toe end of the upper heightwisethereof toward the last bottom.

3. That method of lasting shoes which comprises positioning a lasthaving an upper thereon in a lasting machine provided with toe-lastingwipers and lasting wipers positioned, at least in part, at the shankportion of the shoe, advancing the toe wipers until abutments providedtherein engage portions of the upper adjacent to the opposite sidesfaces of the forepart of the last thereby to hold the last from movementwidthwise thereof, and thereafter advancing the shank wipers. I

That method of lasting pre-welted shoes which comprises positioning alast having a pre- .welted upper thereon in a lasting machine providedwith toe-lasting wipers, lasting wipers positioried, at least in part,at the shank portion of the shoe, and a heel-embracing band, moving thelast and upper rearwardly thereof into the band,

advancing the toe wipers until abutment faces provided therein engageportions of the upper adjacent to the opposite side faces of theforepart of the last thereby to hold the forepart of the last frommovement widthwise thereof, and thereafter advancing the shank wiperswhile the heel embracing band holds the rear part of the last frommovement widthwise thereof.

5. A lasting machine having in combination shank lasting members, meansfor shaping the forepart of an upper on its last, and means for urgingthe shank lasting members toward each other whereby said members,bearing against the shoe bottom, oppose movement of the last heightwisethereof during the forepart lasting operation.

6. A lasting machine having in combination shank lasting members,lasting members for wiping an upper on its last heightwise thereoftoward the last bottom, and means for urging the shank lasting memberstoward each other whereby said members, bearing against the shoe bottom,oppose movement of the last heightwise thereof during the heightwisewiping operation.

7. A lasting machine having in combination elongated heel wipersconstructed and arranged to overwipe the heel and shank portions of ashoe, means for shaping the forepart of an upper on its last, andyielding means for urging the wipers toward each other whereby saidwipers, bearing against the shoe bottom, oppose movement of the lastheightwise thereof during the forepart lasting operation.

8. A lasting machine having in combination elongated heel wipersconstructed and arranged to engage the heel and shank portions of aprewelted upper within the welt crease, means for shaping the forepartof the upper on its last, and means for urging the heel wipers towardeach other whereby said members, bearing against the shoe bottom, opposemovement of the last heightwise thereof during the forepart lastingoperation.

9. A lasting machine having in combination elongated heel wipersconstructed and arranged to engage the heel and shank portions of aprewelted upper within the welt crease, forepart wipers constructed andarranged to engage the forepart of the upper within the welt crease,means for moving the forepart wipers heightwise of the upper in order towipe the upper on its last heightwise thereof toward the last bottom,and yielding means for urging the heel wipers toward each other wherebysaid members, bearing against the shoe bottom, oppose movement of the 1last heightwise thereof during the heightwise wiping operation.

10. A lasting machine having in combination wipers for wiping an upperon its last heightwise thereof toward the last bottom, and lastingwipers constructed and arranged to hold the last against heightwisemovement during the heightwise wiping of the upper.

11. A lasting machine having in combination wipers for wiping apre-welted upper on its last heightwise thereof to the last bottomthereby to position the welt for the reception of an outsole, and meansfor holding the last against heightwise movement during the heightwisewiping operation comprising lasting members constructed and arranged toengage the shank portion of the upper in the welt crease.

12. A lasting machine having in combination wipers for wiping apre-welted upper on its last heightwise thereof to the last bottomthereby to position the welt for the reception of an outsole, and meansfor holding the'last against heightwise movement during the heightwisewiping operation comprising a pair of elongated heel wipers extendingforwardly of the supported last to the region of the ball line, saidwipers being constructed and arranged to engage the upper in the weltcrease.

13. In a machine for use in the manufacture of shoes, a sole-layingmember, a slide to which the member is pivoted, a carrier for the slideconstructed and arranged to swing about a vertical axis, means foradjusting the slide lengthwise thereof relatively to the carrier, andadjusting means for so locating the member that its longitudinal medianline is arranged at any one of a series of predetermined angles to theslide.

14. In a machine for use in the manufacture of shoes, a sole-layingmember movable in an arcuate path to and from operative position, anadjustable stop for arresting the member in any one of a series ofpredetermined positions lengthwise of a supported shoe, means foradjusting the member widthwise of the supported shoe, and adjustingmeans for so locating the member that its longitudinal median line isarranged at any one of a series of predetermined angles to the axis ofits arcuate path of movement.

15. In a machine for use in the manufacture of shoes, a sole-layingmember movable to and from operative position, an adjustable stop forarresting the member in any one of a series of predetermined positionslengthwise of a supported shoe, and means for indicating said series ofpredetermined positions in terms of shoe sizes.

16. In amachine for use in the manufacture of shoes, a sole-layingmember, a slide to which the member is pivoted, a carrier for the slideconstructed and arranged to swing about a vertical axis, means forindicating the position of the slide lengthwise thereof relatively tothe carrier, adjusting means for so locating the member that itslongitudinal median line is arranged at any one of a series ofpredetermined angles to the slide, and means for indicating saidadjustment.

17. In a machine for use in the manufacture of shoes, a sole-layingmember, a slide to which the member is pivoted, a carrier for the slideconstructed and arranged to swing about a vertical axis, means foradjusting the slide lengthwise thereof relatively to the carrier,adjusting means for so locating the member that its longitudinal medianline is arranged at any one of a series of predetermined angles to theslide, and co-related devices for indicating the respective adjustments.

18. In a machine for use in the manufacture of shoes, asole-layingmember movable in 'an arcuate path to and from operative position, anadjustable stop for arresting the member in any one of a series ofpredetermined positions length- Wise of a supported shoe, means foradjusting the member widthwise of the supported shoe, adjusting meansfor so locating the member that its longitudinal median line is arrangedat any one of a series of predetermined angles to the axis of itsarcuate path of movement, and corelated measuring devices for indicatingthe respective adjustments.

19. In a machine for use in the manufacture of shoes, means forsupporting in inverted position a last with an upper thereon, asole-laying member movable in an arcuate path to and from operativeposition, an arm, means for suspending the member on the arm constructedand arranged to permit adjustment of the member to the profile of thebottom of the supported last and to permit adjustment of the memberabout a vertical axis extending through the point of suspension,adjusting means for swinging the member about its heightwise axis inorder to locate the member with its longitudinal median line arranged atany one of a series of predetermined angles to the arm, saidadjustingmeans comprising a plate extending laterally from the member, a slidesupported by the arm for movement lengthwise of the arm, a screwthreaded to the slide, and connections from the laterally extendingplate to said,screw constructed and arranged to permit adjustment of themember to the profile of the last bottom.

- aspirates 20. In a machine for use in the manufacture of shoes, meansfor supporting in inverted position a last with an upper thereon, asole-laying member adjustable to the profile oi the bottom of thesupported last, said member being movable in an arcuate path to and fromoperative position, an adjustable stop for arresting the member in anyone of a series of predetermined positions lengthwise of a supportedshoe, means for adlusting the member widthwise of the supported shoe,adjusting means for so locating the member that its longitudinal medianline is arranged at any one of a series of predetermined angles to theaxis of its arcuate path of movement, and corelated devices forindicating the respective adjustments.

21. In a machine for use in the manufacture of pre-welted shoes, meansfor supporting in inverted position a last with an upper thereon, aseries of plates constructed and arranged to underlie the weltthroughout substantially its entire extent in order to support it forthe sole-laying operation, a soleelayi'ng member movable in an arcuatepath to and from operative position, an arm, means for suspending themember on the arm constructed and arranged to permit adjustment of themember to the profile of the bottom of the supported last and to permitadjustment of the member about a vertical axis extending through thepoint of suspension, adjusting means for swinging the member about itsheightwise axis in order to locate the member with its longitudinalmedian line arranged at any one of a series of predetermined angles tothe arm, said adjusting means comprising a plate extending laterallyfrom the member, a slide supported by the arm for movement lengthwise oithe arm, a screw threaded to the slide, and connections from thelaterally extending plate to said screw constructed and arranged topermit adjustment of the member to the profile of the last bottom.

22. In a machine for use in the manufacture or" pre-welted shoes, a jackpost for supporting in inverted position a last with a pre-welted upperthereon, a pair of lasting wipers for over wiping the portion of theupper extending res-r wardly from the region of the ball line, means foryieldingly holding the wipers advanced, and means for moving the, jack.post rearwardly of the sup= ported last to cause the wipers to engagethe upper in the welt crease and to overlie the margin of the lastbottom.

23. In a lasting machine, a heel pad and a heel. wiper characterized byinterengaging surfaces on the wiper and the pad, respectively, arrangedto arrest the wiper by their interengagement and characterized furtherby the disposition of a por= tion of the thickness of the wiper belowthe level oi the top or" the pad.

2%. In a lasting machine, a heel pad and a heel wiper characterized byinterengaging beveled sur faces on the wiper and the pad, respectively,ar= ranged to arrest the wiper'by their interengage ment andcharacterized further by the disposi tion of the major portion of thethickness of the wiper below the level of the top of the pad.

25. In a lasting machine for lasting pre-welted shoes, a heel pad andheel wipers constructed and arranged to engage a pre-welted upper in thewelt crease, and characterized by interengaging beveled surfaces on thewipers and the pad, respec tively, arranged to arrest the wipers bytheir in-= terengagement.

26, In a lasting machine for lasting pre-welted shoes, 2. heel pad and.a pair of heel wipers characterized by lnter engaglng beveled surfaceson the wipers and the pad, respectively, arranged to arrest the wipersby their interengagement, each of said wipers being providedwith amarginal portion extending beyond its beveled surface for engagementwithin the welt crease.

27. In a lasting machine for lasting pre-welted shoes, a heel pad and aheel wiper characterized by interengaging surfaces on the wiper and thepad, respectively, arranged to arrest the wiper by theirinterengagement, said wiper being provided with a thin marginal portionarranged, when the wiper is in its overwiped position, to extend beyondthe shoe-engaging face of the heel pad and into the welt crease.

28. In a lasting machine for lasting pre-welted shoes, a heel pad and aheel wiper characterized by interengaging surfaces on the wiper and thepad, respectively, arranged to arrest the wiper by theirinterengagement, said wiper being pro vided with a marginal portionextending to a measured extent beyond its pad-engaging surface.

29. In a lasting machine, a heel pad and heel wipers characterized byinterengaging surfaces on the wipers and the pad, respectively, arrangedto arrest the wipers by their interengagement, and means for adjustingthe pad lengthwise and widthwise of the wipers.

30. In a lasting machine, a shoe support, heel wipers, a heel pad, acarrier for the pad, arms pivoted to the carrier and arranged to swingtoward and from the outer surfaces of the respective end portions of thepad, and a presser members for each of said arms constructed andarranged to' move the arms independently toward the supported shoe inorder to impart a like movement to the adjacent end portions of the heelpad.

31. In a lasting machine, heel wipers and toe wipers each of which isprovided with a thin overwiping margin constructed and arranged toengage a pre-welted upper in the welt crease and a face extendingdownwardly from the overwiping margin, the major portion of thethickness of the wiper being disposed below the path of movement of theoverwiping margin.

32. In a lasting machine, heel wipers and toe wipers each or" which isprovided with an overwiping margin of predetermined width and of such athiclmess that said margin may advance between the welt and the upper ofa pre-welted shoe substantially to the seam whereby the welt is securedto the upper without stretching the seam, said wipers beingcharacterized by a beveled face extending downwardly and outwardly fromthe overwiping margin.

33. a lasting machine for lasting pre-welted shoes, heel. wipers and toewipers, each of said wipers being provided with a thin overwiping marginconstructed and arranged to engage an area oi the top iace oi the weltbounded by the seam which secures the welt to the upper and to supportthe welt in position to receive an outsole, each of said wipers beingcharacterized by a beveled face extending downwardly from the overwipingmargin at an obtuse angle thereto.

34. In a lasting machine, heel wipers and toe wipers, each of saidwipers being provided with a thin overwiping margin, the upper surfaceof which is a rectilinear extension of the upper surface of the bodyportion of the wiper, said toe wipers only being characterized by abeveled face extending downwardly from the overwiping mar: gin at anangle of about thereto.

35. In a lasting machine, lasting wipers the wiping edges of which, whenthe wipers are advanced, substantially enclose the bottom of a last inthe machine, at least one of said wipers being provided with an abutmentconstructed and arranged to engage a portion of an upper on the lastthereby to obstruct movement of the last widthwise thereof.

36. In a lasting machine, means for supporting a last having an upperthereon, toe wipers and heel wipers the wiping edges of which when thewipers are advanced generally define substantially the entire outline ofa shoe bottom, said toe wipers being provided with abutment facesconstructed and arranged to engage portions of the upper adjacent toopposite side faces of the last and therebyto hold the forepart of thelast from movement widthwise thereof.

37. In a lasting machine, means for supporting a last having an upperthereon, toe wipers and heel wipers the wiping edges of which when thewipers are advanced generally define substantially the entire outline ofa shoe bottom, said toe wipers being provided with abutment facesconstructed and arranged to engage portions of the upper adjacent toopposite side faces of the last and thereby to hold the forepart of thelast from movement widthwise thereof, and a heel-embracing bandconstructed and arranged to hold the rear part of the last from movementwidthwise thereof.

38. In a machine for lasting pre-welted shoes, means for supporting alast having an upper thereon, and end-embracing wipers the wiping edgesof which, when the wipers are advanced, substantially enclose the bottomof a last in the machine, each of said wipers being provided with anoverwiping margin constructed and arranged to extend between the weltand upper substantially to the seam whereby the welt is secured to theupper without separating the welt and upper at the seam line, at leastone of said wipers being provided with an abutment constructed andarranged to engage a portion of the upper adjacent to a side face of thelast thereby to arrest movement of the last widthwise thereof in onedirection.

39. In a lasting machine, a heel-embracing band and heel wiperscharacterized by interengaging surfaces on the wipers and the band,respectively, arranged to arrest the wipers by their interengagement,and toe wipers each of which is provided with a thin overwiping marginand a beveled face extending downwardly and outwardly from theeverlasting margin, said heel wipers and toe wipers each beingcharacterized by the disposition of a portion of the thickness of thewiper below the path of movement of its overwiping margin.

40. In a lasting machine, a heel wiper constructed and arranged tooverwipe the heel and shank portions of a supported shoe, said wiperbeing constructed and arranged to operate upon shoes within a run ofsizes, the extent of the wiper lengthwise of the supported shoe beingmeasured by the smallest size of shoe within the run while the profileof the wiper is determined by the profile of the largest size of shoewithin the run.

41. In a lasting machine, a heel wiper constructed and arranged tooverwipe that portion of a supported shoe extending from its heel end tothe region of the ball line, said wiper being constructed and arrangedto operate upon shoes within a run of sizes, the extent of the wiperlengthwise of the supported shoe being measured by the smallest size ofshoe within the run while the profile of the wiper is determined by theprofile of the largest size of shoe within the run and the contour ofthe wiping edge of the wiper is determined by the contour of the bottomof a last of an intermediate size.

ALFRED E. C. HALL. ALBIN C. EEK. EDGAR F. HUHN.

